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Serena Williams ’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou has written an open letter to the tennis community expressing his disgust at a lack of financial support for players.

The coronavirus crisis saw Wimbledon cancelled last week, meaning there will not be a professional tournament played across the world until at least mid-July.

While those at the very top of the sport are able to continue living comfortably while in lockdown, the majority are not so lucky.

Frenchman Mouratoglou is fuming about the perceived dysfunctional tennis chiefs who are ill-prepared and are not helping those lower-ranked within the sport.

In a letter to the “tennis community”, Mouratoglou said: “I find it revolting that the 100th-best player of one of the most popular sports in the world - followed by an estimated one billion fans - is barely able to make a living out of it.

Coronavirus and sport

Moore said: “I have been in contact with a lot of players who sent on the Tweet to me. It has been very tough financially. A lot of people have thought about getting a job in a supermarket.

“It is very trying because we cannot coach. For the majority of my career, I have coached on

the side and have funded my tennis with that.

“A lot of players are not going to recover from this. If it lasts more than six months – which is might – I would predict that one-third of the tour won't be able to come back straight away from this.

“They would have to take at least a couple of months to gather their financial situation before they can come back and play again. Right now, I would include myself in that.

“I am lucky enough to have friends and family to support me and help me survive and get through this. A lot of players I have spoken to don't have this luxury. They are really struggling and that is really scary.”